Over70irregs
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I want a hybrid
Only 5% of next car purchasers expect to buy all electric cars-Road and Track.
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fishtm2001
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I picked up a 24 Maverick hybrid a couple weeks ago. Love it and getting 55mpg in mostly city driving. I am not kidding as I checked it the old fashioned way knowing the dashboard numbers can be off. Ford needs to spread the word as the stated mpg is something like 43 city/37 hwy. Sold my 2019 Tacoma through Carvana for 1400 less than I paid in 2020. The Mav was 30,7 out the door and my Tacoma went for 30,6. I am a happy camper. The Tacoma, btw, was getting 17mpg in the city.
Over70irregs
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Over70irregs
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Is that a truck?
Babagounj
Strength through joy
Going out of business, soon.
Nobody needs an off road vehicle loaded up with useless electronics.
Babagounj
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It has automatic continuously variable transmission (CVT) which over time turns into a money pit.
Ford is talking about making a van version of the Maverick. Would make a great little camper.
Babagounj
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My 2021 Tacoma ( V6 ) gets 22.8 mpg in city driving.
Maybe you should just ease off the gas when driving.
No, it has an eCVT based on Toyota technology. Different animal and very reliable.
The same way a Subaru is a sports car.
Thebrownblob
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Man, this did not age well
rod
Retired 23 years
What happened to that Dusch bag Wilberforce?
Thebrownblob
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JL 0513
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Headlines suggest EV sales are going down.
Just to point out facts, not because I support or don't support EVs, but EV sales are up significantly this year. Just as they were last year. The rate of increase has just slowed from the peek experienced from the fast wave of early adopters buying up all the new releases introduced during a short period of time.
After the early adopter phase, it is much more challenging to change the habits of mainstream buyers.
The predictions made by government and automakers were way to optimistic in the speed of growth. The US is a different animal when it comes to this switch vs a small country like Norway.
Just to point out facts, not because I support or don't support EVs, but EV sales are up significantly this year. Just as they were last year. The rate of increase has just slowed from the peek experienced from the fast wave of early adopters buying up all the new releases introduced during a short period of time.
After the early adopter phase, it is much more challenging to change the habits of mainstream buyers.
The predictions made by government and automakers were way to optimistic in the speed of growth. The US is a different animal when it comes to this switch vs a small country like Norway.
Commercial Inside Release
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Something that really wasn't addressed, is the glut of used up EVs and really old hybrids, rotting in used car lots. People won't touch them with a barge pole, and the dealers still think they're worth their weight in gold.
Wilbur always was saying the batteries would be used for other things... Is that happening?
Where??
Wilbur always was saying the batteries would be used for other things... Is that happening?
Where??
Now it wasn't just Wilbur.
Commercial Inside Release
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I looked into EVs when I was facing a possible 100mi (one way) commute.
Luckily, didn't have to go that route.
Luckily, didn't have to go that route.
Thebrownblob
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These things are tanking like a rock after you buy them as well…….
EVs are losing hundreds of dollars in value every day
Trade-in values for electric vehicles are plummeting an average of 50% in a single year
qz.com
Imagine paying 100 K for a vehicle and then in less than a year have it be worth less than half!
Where are these old hybrids that are rotting away?
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